One system set up during this period forced family members to be left as hostages when the head of the family was not at the capital. That system was the sankin tokai or alternate attendance. The namesake of this period of time had troops besiege Wakayama Castle during his siege on Osaka. In the court of this government, one figure drew his sword against Lord Kira, causing Lord Asano to commit seppuku, leading to the death of forty-seven ronin. This government was create
One system set up during this period forced family members to be left as hostages when the head of the family was not at the capital. That system was the sankin tokai or alternate attendance. The namesake of this period of time had troops besiege Wakayama Castle during his siege on Osaka. In the court of this government, one figure drew his sword against Lord Kira, causing Lord Asano to commit seppuku, leading to the death of forty-seven ronin. This government was created after the defeat of Ishida Mitsunari at the Battle of Sekigahara, which was sparked by the death of Toyotomi Hideyoshi. For 10 points, identify this period of time following the Ashikaga shogunate, a shogunate formed by Ieyasu.
One system set up during this period forced family members to be left as hostages when the head of the family was not at the capital.
{Tokugawa} shogunate or {Tokugawa bakufu} [accept {Edo Period} until mentioned]